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Ed Markey: We just across the board had a 15 percent reduction in our electricity rates. That is without coal.

On the recordMay 31, 2012
We just across the board had a 15 percent reduction in our electricity rates. That is without coal.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights declining electricity rates in New England without reliance on coal.

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